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Smile at Fear Awakening the True Heart of Bravery Chogyam Trungpa Carolyn Gimian Books

As a beginning meditator, I find a lot of texts obscure, but this one is not at all. Here, Carolyn Rose Gimian has taken published and unpublished teachings about becoming a warrior given by Tibetan-born Chogyam Trungpa, who died in 1987, and interpreted them in contemporary American English. It's very direct. For example: "Warriorship is based on overcoming cowardice and our sense of being wounded....Fear is nervousness; fear is anxiety; fear is a sense of inadequacy, a feeling that we may not be able to deal with the challenges of everyday life at all."

Since I wasn't familiar with the works of Chogyam Trungpa, who founded Naropa University in Colorado, I was at first startled by the language, but I learned he was one of the first Buddhists to teach consistently in English. I found the teachings very accessible and applicable. I'm reading the book for a second time, and I sent a copy to a friend who loved it.


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Smile at Fear Awakening the True Heart of Bravery Chogyam Trungpa Carolyn Gimian Books Reviews

There is absolutely nothing to dislike about this book. There is everything to like. "In the garden of gentle sanity, may you be bombarded by the coconuts of wakefulness." Chogyam Trungpa. Reading this book, does that!
Very impressed with this book. It gave me a whole new understanding on fear and fearlessness. I highly recommend to anyone trying to better understand themslves and their life.
I know this was a learned, spiritual man but there is no sense that he connects with the student. He describes the characteristics, traits, and qualities a "warrior" should have but doesn't give the student a clear vision or path to achieve these things. There was a big disconnect for me which was was reinforced by the use of a pompous British voice for this audio version. Not a good choice.
This is really the third in a series of what I would consider essential teachings from one of the most important Buddhist teachers of our time. It follows "Shambhala, Sacred Path of the Warrior" and "Great Eastern Sun." I love reading this before I sit for meditation in the morning. I salute Carolyn Rose Gimian for a loving and elegant job editing these talks.

In case you have any doubts, this is no little book of "left-overs" that are being put out long after Trungpa's death. This is the "real deal." I find these teachings--arranged in bite sized chapters--to be profound and literally enlightening. The material not only covers diving into your fears or being present with them rather than recoiling; but more importantly to me, it explains how to shine with the unconditional fearless, doubtless awareness that fuels the confidence and joy of Windhorse energy.

This pithy little book is surprisingly powerful--at least it is to me. I recommend it very highly, especially to anyone who has found resonance with the teachings of Chogyam Trungpa, Pema Chodron or Sakyong Mipham.

Very rich and rewarding indeed!
If you (like most people) are imperfect and struggle with fear, anger, insecurity, and doubt, then this book will be an inspiration. It is easy to read, written in a delightfully informal voice, and often painfully honest. Trungpa brutal truth isn't for the faint of heart. Human nature, after all, isn't always pretty. However, if you're sincerely interested in becoming a better person, this book will help. More to the point, it's one you will probably read over and over. I know I have.
I really love this book. It has changed the way I look at a lot of things. As a Taoist who has studied Buddhism in the past, these concepts were not foreign to me at all but what made them feel brand new was the way the author explains them. It is very "as a matter of fact" and really helps you learn to be more mindful. I bought this book for my friend as I had already purchased this on Audible for myself.
I can’t think of any virtue or value more needed today than that of courage. And this book gives you plenty. More than ever we need to stand up for what’s right. And more than ever we need to advocate for ourselves, and to ourselves, and to the voiceless among us. Fear stops us again and again in life. It might be our worst enemy, and our most limiting trait. This book doesn’t tell you to just overcome fear, or just ignore your fear. It teaches you to understand your fear, and to have compassion for it, so you can work with it. Very powerful. I read it again and again.
As a beginning meditator, I find a lot of texts obscure, but this one is not at all. Here, Carolyn Rose Gimian has taken published and unpublished teachings about becoming a warrior given by Tibetan-born Chogyam Trungpa, who died in 1987, and interpreted them in contemporary American English. It's very direct. For example "Warriorship is based on overcoming cowardice and our sense of being wounded....Fear is nervousness; fear is anxiety; fear is a sense of inadequacy, a feeling that we may not be able to deal with the challenges of everyday life at all."

Since I wasn't familiar with the works of Chogyam Trungpa, who founded Naropa University in Colorado, I was at first startled by the language, but I learned he was one of the first Buddhists to teach consistently in English. I found the teachings very accessible and applicable. I'm reading the book for a second time, and I sent a copy to a friend who loved it.